The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-24
Temperance in the Schools.

The temperance education law of Yer
mont, enacted in 1882, with no specific
provisions and no penalty, has proved
weak and too indefinite to secure the de.
signed object. The w. G. II. U. of that
State voted to petition the Legislature of
1886 for n more stringent statute on this
subject, and engaged Mrs. M. II. Hunt
to take charge of the campaign. The
new bill was modelled after tho national
law, but was amended in the Senate with
an enabling clause. In 81 ite of the
lobby combinations against it, this bill
was slllfully carried through both
! houses with n handsome majority.
At thirty minutes past five o'clock
Tuesday evening the Governor returned
the bill to the Senate with u veto mes
sage based on the Senate amendment,
which he declared ''unconstitutional. 1"
The Legislature was to ad journ ut s
O'Clock the next morning, but. was to
have night session. The irrepressible
vitality back Of this movement evidently
knows no defeat. Another bill leaving
out the unconstitutional clause was
framed and presented to the Senate Mt
III o'clock that evening, and under q
'suspension of rules" it passed both
houses and was signed by the Governor
before three o'clock tho next morning.
The enemies of the bill went homo after
the veto was read, thinking it was killed,
but Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Perkins, Presi-
dent of Vt. w. G. II. u, stayed through
the night session; rallied the friends III
both houses to a new support Of the re-
constructed measure, and the sun rose
on q complete victory for the temperance
education of all the children in the pub
lie schools Of the Green Mountain State.
The new bill, now the law of Vermont,
is as specific as the one vetoed, with
strong penalty for non enforcement.
Mrs. Hunt gives great credit to Mrs.
Perkins Tor hearty cooperation III Mont
pelier and to the w. G. II. y. ladies who
rolled up $4,000 petitions SO signally
crowned with victory. County
Gazette.
A Vermont paper says, "Thc gratitude
Of the State for this valuable Legislation
is due chiefly to Mrs. Hunt. Discour-
agement with her called forth new plans.
Seeming defeat recalled other like scenes
that ended in victory. Her experience
furnished IL precedent or warming in
every emergency. Tireless in activity,
unshaken III faith, and invinciblo IN
courage, she conquered defeat Mt every
stage"
The following is copy Of this new
law:
An ACT to provide for the Study of
Scientific Temperance in the Public
Schools of the State Of Vermont.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Vermont:
SECTION |. In addition to the branches
in which instruction is now required by
law to be given in the public schools, in
ct nft ,,,l, nnl, L, ~
J nature of alcoholic drinks and narcotics
and special instruction as to their effects
upon the huma system in connection
with the several divisions of the subject
of Physiology and Hygiene. And such
subjects shall be taught as thoroughly as
arithmetic and geography are taught in
said schools. Such instruction. shall be
given orally to pupils who arc not able
to read and shall be givon by the use Of
textbooks Ill the case of pupils who are
able to read And such instruction shall
be given as aforesaid to all pupils in all
public schools in the State.
SEC. =. The text books used for the
instruction required to be given by the
preceding section shall give ut least one
fourth Of their space to the consdcra-
ton of the nature and effects of alcoholic
drinks and narcotics; and the books
used i'll the highest grade OF graded
schools shall contain ut least twenty
pages of matter relating to this subject.
Text books on Physiology in use in the
schools at the time this act takes effect,
Which are not III accordance with the
requirements of this section, shall be
changed for books satisfying the re-
qulremcntS OF this section, except when
previous contracts as to such text books
arc now in force.
SEC. 3. Each teacher OF Il public
school III this State shall, before lodging
the school register with the district
clerl as provided by section go OF the
RcYScd Laws, certify therein whether
instruction has been given lin the school
or grade presided over by such tcuchcr)
as required by this Act; and no public
money shall be paid over to the treasurer
OF union or other district unless the
register of such district contains the
certificate Of the teacher that instruction
has been given as required by this Act.
SEQ. 4. ! Acts or parts of Acts here
tOtorc enacted referring to the study of
Physiology and Hygiene, which Shall
give special prominence to the effects Of
stlmulants and narcotics upon the human
system, or to the selection of text books
to be used in the pursuance Of that study
are hereby repealed, except those re-
lating to the examination Of teachers in
this branch.
SEC. 5. This Act shall tnlo effect from
it's passage, but shall not apply to the
division OF the public school moneys
made in 1897.
LEVI *. FCLLEj:,
President Of the Senate.
JOSIAH CIRCUIT,
Speaker House of Representatives.
APPROVED: November 24th, 1886.
EBENEZEK }. ORMsBEE, Governor.
The Great Drill.